Historic Heights of the Italian Renaissance | Engineering an Empire (S1, E12) | Full Episode

After the fall of Rome, Italy fell into a dark sleep, and wasn't reawakened until the 11th century. See more in Season 1, Episode 12, "Da Vinci's World."

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction to the Italian Renaissance
4:20 Siena's Underground Water System
10:42 The Rise of Florence and Humanism
15:28 Brunelleschi and the Duomo of Florence
21:33 Brunelleschi's Construction Machines and Techniques
26:45 The Spread of Renaissance Architecture
33:49 Military Engineering and the Threat of Invasion
38:05 The Rebirth of Rome Under Pope Sixtus V

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